Case Report

Bilateral Tubal Pregnancy with an Unusual Complication

Authors: ROBERT WILLICE MD, WILLIAM J. LEMAIRE MD, ALLAN G. W. MCLEOD MD

Abstract

BILATERAL ECTOPIC PREGNANCY is a rare occurrence. Abrams and Kanter1 reported one case of bilateral ectopic pregnancy in 1,580 extra-uterine pregnancies over a 22 year period. Stewart2 reported one bilateral ectopic pregnancy in 725 ectopic pregnancies. In his review of the literature, he found 139 additional his-tologically documented cases. With one exception, the diagnosis was not made before operation. He found a mortality rate of 3.6%. Almost all deaths were a result of acute or late hemorrhage.2

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